tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post3464697249403970076..comments2024-01-01T18:42:01.363-08:00Comments on International Christian Fiction Writers: Where to BeginLisa Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-17456352047390320462017-03-02T00:07:40.268-08:002017-03-02T00:07:40.268-08:00Thanks for this, Angela, and yes I always struggle...Thanks for this, Angela, and yes I always struggle with where to start a story. I basically write non-fiction but I have the same problem. <br /><br />In Sound of Music, Maria has the same problem as she sings to the children, "Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start . . . "<br /><br />Does the story of Miriam (on pre-order right now) start when she's born and is already a disappointment to her parents? Does it start at the gripping part where she is watching her precious baby brother drifting down the crocodile-infested waters of the Nile in his home-made woven boat? Or does it begin near the end of her life as she looks back over a hundred years of ups and downs, and—let's face it—a more exciting life than probably any of us will ever live? Love your first sentence. It has me gripped!Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-18101958964964767832017-02-22T16:48:46.975-08:002017-02-22T16:48:46.975-08:00Thanks! It's also funny how hard it is sometim...Thanks! It's also funny how hard it is sometimes to even realize that you are starting in the wrong place. Really pays to take a step back. Angela K Couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412391195779992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-44042951933266803342017-02-22T16:47:21.945-08:002017-02-22T16:47:21.945-08:00Thanks. I do find cutting get's easier the mor...Thanks. I do find cutting get's easier the more you do it. :) Angela K Couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412391195779992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-47101455840389428242017-02-22T15:23:45.020-08:002017-02-22T15:23:45.020-08:00Angela, firstly congratulations on your release an...Angela, firstly congratulations on your release and for the positive reception it has received from readers. <br /><br />I especially like your first sentence! And some good advice on a first chapter - it's very easy to start with some introduction to the story rather than just showing the story.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-71216609772992454792017-02-22T14:46:26.720-08:002017-02-22T14:46:26.720-08:00Good for you! That first cut chapter probably gave...Good for you! That first cut chapter probably gave you the insight writers need to enter their characters world and get to know them better. It's not always easy to cut words, let alone scenes or chapters, but sometimes it's necessary. Glad it worked out for you. Eva Maria Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216396263754180682noreply@blogger.com